The Good Old Hockey Game

Possum Lodge challenges a group of curlers to a hockey match.

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DVD: Red Green: Stuffed and Mounted, Vol. 5; The Red Green Show – 1997 Season

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DVD Commentary by Steve Smith
STEVE SMITH: Uh, again, I mentioned Rick Green earlier, but again, we had things we wanted to say through the show, and in this one, what we called the "mid-life" part of the show, where I sit at the desk and tie a fly and talk about being an old guy, uh, I got to talk about angry people. This is something that Rick and I have always wondered. Sometimes, when you're talking to someone and they're angry, you automatically assume they're angry at you, but... they may in fact just plain be angry.

Segment Summary
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Plot: Possum Lake has frozen into ice, suitable for skating on ice. But Red learns that yuppie cottagers want to use the ice for curling, which Red doesn't particularly care for. Later, Red and Harold return to the lodge. They explain that they challenged the yuppies to a hockey game and whoever wins gets first dibs on the ice. The men of the lodge run into some problems during their practicing for the upcoming hockey game and eventually decide to have Harold be the goalie. Harold soon dresses up as a goalie, with the facemask done up in a caricature of his own face. They then go to the actual hockey match. But the lodge loses, 37-0, thanks in part to Harold's unusual goal-tending.

Red's Campfire Songs: Different kinds of horses.

The Possum Lodge Word Game: Dalton tries to guess the word "compromise" to win a dog whistle.

Handyman Corner: Red converts the Possum Van into a snowplow.

Red's Sage Advice: Why not to worry when people are angry.

The Experts: Mike explains to a female viewer how to get her family to turn off the TV for dinner.

Adventures With Bill: Bill goes snowboarding.

If It Ain't Broke, You're Not Trying: Hap brings in a fireplace grate for Red to repair, which had apparently been bent by a fat burglar in a red suit.

Explanations

 * Curling is a team sport played on ice. The sport, which involves sweeping a heavy stone toward a goal, is very popular in Canada, along with hockey.
 * A subpoena is a court order which legally forces testimony or evidence to be presented.

Inside References

 * Bill's first two snowboards knocks off both of the Possum Van's rear-view mirrors.

Real-World References

 * Mike claims that watching America's Most Wanted is equivalent to spending time with his family.
 * Hap's monologue in the repair segment invokes passages from the Christmas poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.

Famous People

 * One of Dalton's guesses on the Word Game is "The Amazing Kreskin".